Arbitration

Early determination is no longer a novelty in arbitration. In NLJ this week, Gustavo Moser, arbitration specialist lawyer at Lexis+, charts the global embrace of summary disposal powers, now embedded in the Arbitration Act 1996 and mirrored worldwide. Tribunals may swiftly dismiss claims with ‘no real prospect of succeeding’, but only if fairness is preserved

To gain ground in arbitration, measured early determination is key, writes Gustavo Moser

Bar campaigns will focus on protecting juries, legal aid and children’s rights in the year ahead with a working group already looking into the age of criminal responsibility, chair Kirsty Brimelow KC has said

Writing in NLJ this week, Kamran Rehman and Harriet Campbell of Penningtons Manches Cooper examine Operafund Eco-Invest SICAV plc v Spain, where the Commercial Court held that ICSID and Energy Charter Treaty awards cannot be assigned

Can the enforcement of arbitral awards be assigned to a third party? Kamran Rehman & Harriet Campbell report

The legal profession is punching above its weight by pulling in record amounts of money for the UK economy and boosting Britain’s reputation overseas, according to research

Masood Ahmed & Raghad Hamed examine fraud as a serious irregularity under the Arbitration Act 1996

In NLJ this week, Masood Ahmed and Raghad Hamed explain how the Commercial Court’s ruling in K1 v B reinforces that challenges under s 68 of the Arbitration Act 1996 remain a narrow ‘long stop’

The Asian International Arbitration Centre’s sweeping reforms through its AIAC Suite of Rules 2026, unveiled at Asia ADR Week, are under examination in this week's NLJ by John (Ching Jack) Choi of Gresham Legal

The Asian International Arbitration Centre has launched its new rules. John (Ching Jack) Choi sets out the main institutional & procedural reforms